The next healthcare innovation for Pakistan won’t be a miracle drug. According to World Bank, in 1960, the GDP per capita a.k.a. income per person of Pakistan was more than double the amount of China’s. Fast forward to 2015: Pakistan has improved …Continue reading
Turning Saline Soil Into Pasture for Cattle Fodder
Earth is a very salty place to live in. Approximately 3/4th of the planet is covered in water, most of which lies in saline seas, and a large percentage of our lands is affected by secondary salinization. There are alarming ecological consequences …Continue reading
Not Your Everyday Hacker
Tucked away in a dimly lit basement, the face of a teenage boy illuminated only by the light emerging from his computer screen, the place where he spends most of his time, aversive of social interaction and human contact. This is the …Continue reading
Building Pakistan’s First Truly Digital Cash Experience
Ever since the news broke about a Pakistani startup getting a million dollars as seed money from an international investment company, Finja, as the company is called, has been in the spotlight. But for all the interviews they’ve given, and the stories …Continue reading
Pakistani Girls Take on the Gaming Industry
A CNNMoney report in 2015 listed Video Game Designer as one of the best and fastest growing jobs for the next decade. However, the gaming industry is male-dominated, from the development of the video games to those who play them. Even today, …Continue reading
Pakistani Students Part of Winning Team at International Space Settlement Design Competition in the United States
A team from the Lahore Grammar School, Johar Town (LGS-JT) Senior Boys Branch was recently declared winners of the International Regional Space Settlement Design Competition (IRSSDC), held at the Kennedy Space Center, in Orlando, Florida. The students were part of a larger …Continue reading
Siemens Motor Technology to Help a Pakistani Sugar Mill Increase its Operational Efficiency
Faran Sugar Mills will install 19 Siemens electric motors at one of its plants. Advanced drive technology from Siemens will increase the operational efficiency of one of Pakistan’s largest sugar mills by up to 10 percent. Faran Sugar Mills will install 19 …Continue reading
Challenges to net payment solutions in Pakistan
Regulatory framework of financial sector disallows any intermediary to play a role between customers and sellers for payment solutions. By Jawwad Rizvi Strict rules and regulations are the basic hindrance to the development of Internet payment PayPal-type solutions in Pakistan, restricting the …Continue reading
Can Pakistan be the next Silicon Valley?
By Hassan Baig ADOLPH Schwimmer — who preferred ‘Al’ over Adolph — sat next to the Shimon Peres, who became Israeli president half a century later, in a plane flying over the Arctic tundra. They were heading for Israel. This was 1953. …Continue reading
The Science behind the Earthquake Explained
Active faults and their resultant earthquakes in northern Pakistan and adjacent parts of India and Afghanistan are the direct result of the convergence between the India and Eurasia plates. By Arshad H. Abbasi The October 26, 2015 M 7.5 earthquake near the …Continue reading